double-decker

noun

dou·​ble-deck·​er ˌdə-bəl-ˈde-kər How to pronounce double-decker (audio)
often attributive
: something that is double-deck
a double-decker bus

Examples of double-decker in a Sentence

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Being able to sit in the double-decker bus once it’s renovated is enticing for a future visit! Camryn Dadey, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025 The former is having a big, flamboyant moment, with Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, and Lady Gaga all wearing the double-decker hairstyle to the Grammy Awards last month. Marci Robin, Allure, 6 Mar. 2025 Captain Aleksander Barkov was drinking unnamed libation from a shoe atop a double-decker bus. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025 Doesn’t New York have those double-decker tourist buses? Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double-decker

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double-decker was in 1835

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“Double-decker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-decker. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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double-decker

noun
dou·​ble-deck·​er
ˌdəb-əl-ˈdek-ər
: something (as a bus or sandwich) having two decks, levels, or layers
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